Click here to go back to the previous page

 

2020 Proficiency Test (PT) on Gasoil started

 

The letter of instructions can be downloaded here as a pdf document. To download a document, please click the right mouse button and choose the "save as" option.

 

Please download the instructions for the PT iis20G01EN here: the letter of instructions and the report form here

Download the instuctions for iis20G01CN here: letter of instructions for Cetane Number and the report form here

Download the instuctions for iis20G01TC here: letter of instructions for Total Contamination and the report form here

Download the instuctions for iis20G01OX here: letter of instructions for Oxidation Stability and the report form here

 

Summary of this proficiency test:

 

On 22 January 2020 the proficiency test on Gasoil started with 166 participants from 58 different countries. On that date, the samples were dispatched to the laboratories. Enclosed to the sample is the material safety data sheet (MSDS).

Please confirm sample receipt as soon as you have received and checked the contents of the sample package via www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/. Please enter the date of receipt and press the "save date" button.

 

The samples can be analyzed on: Acid Number, Ash content, Cetane Index, Cloud Point, CFPP, Carbon residue, Copper Corrosion at 50°C, Density at 15ºC, Distillation, FAME content, Flash Point PMcc, Kinematic viscosity at 40°C, Lubricity by HFRR, Nitrogen, Pour Point, Mn, PAHs, Sulphur content, Water, Cetane Number & DCN, Total Contamination and Oxidation Stability. 

 

The deadline for reporting results is set on 28 February 2020. A laboratory that reports test results after the deadline will definitely not get direct feedback in case any of its results are suspect! So be in good time to get the most out of this proficiency test.

The test results should be reported via our internet based results reporting platform www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/. A login and a password can be requested via email to iisnl@sgs.com